The renowned Indian teacher examines modern culture, including education, religion, politics and tradition; throwing light on such basic emotions as ambition, greed and envy, the desire for security and the lust for power; all of which he shows to be deteriorating factors in human society

The function of education -- The problem of freedom -- Freedom and love -- Listening -- Creative discontent -- The wholeness of life -- Ambition -- Orderly thinking -- An open mind -- Inward beauty -- Conformity and revolt -- The confidence of innocence -- Equality and freedom -- Self discipline -- Cooperation and sharing -- Renewing the mind -- The river of life -- The attentive mind -- Knowledge and tradition -- To be religious is to be sensitive to reality -- The purpose of learning -- The simplicity of love -- The need to be alone -- The energy of life -- To live effortlessly -- The mind is not everything -- To seek God

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